The MVUS FMT:April 2008 Announcement

Last Minute News:
For 20M run, we will be 1 kHz below announced
frequency.

For 40M run, we will be 1 kHz above announced frequency.

The Midwest VHF/UHF Society
(located in Southwest Ohio) is pleased to announce that our second
MVUS Frequency Measuring Test will be held on Saturday, April 19,
2008. There will be two transmission periods, each on a single
band: the first at 16:30 EDT (2030 UTC) on 20M, and the second at
17:30 EDT (2130 UTC) on 40M. Transmissions will be from W8KSE in
Dayton, Ohio (grid square EM79).

Here are more details:

Two runs: 1630 EDT (2030 UTC) on 20M, and 1730 EDT (2130 UTC) on 40M.

Nominal frequencies: 14055 and 7055 KHz, plus or minus QRM.
NOTE: Check here right before the test for last minute frequency
changes.

At this time, prizes for the winners (beyond hearty congratulations)
are not yet finalized. But we hope to have some goodies to give away.

If you have any questions, please send them to
fmt@mvus.org. We will publish the
official frequencies shortly after the submission deadline to time-nuts
and fmt-nuts, and will make the full results available on the MVUS FMT
web page as soon as we can.

Our goal is to transmit a signal known in frequency to parts in 10e-12
(i.e., less than 0.0001 Hz error at 10 MHz) and stable to a similar
level during the course of the transmission. Frequencies will be
measured at the transmitter site with a system capable of microHertz
resolution referenced to a GPS disciplined oscillator, and will also be
monitored by another station in groundwave range that can measure the
frequencies with similar accuracy.

The MVUS Frequency Measuring Test is intended to supplement, not
replace, the ARRL FMT.

Further information will be posted at http://www.febo.com/time-freq/FMT.